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gives the fafcia the appearance of being fafciculated ; 
it’s edges all around, are clofely connected to the 
fkin, and at laft appear to be loft, or to degenerate 
into the common cellular membrane of the fkin. 
Immediately under this, is another membrane, 
exaftly of the fame kind, the fibres of which 
in fome meafure decufiate thofe of the former, 
pafiing from the middle line of the body out- 
wards and backwards. The inner edge of this, 
is loft with the firft dcfcribed ; the anterior, outer, 
and pofterior edges are partly attached to the femi- 
circular cartilages, and partly loft in the common 
cellular membrane. 
This inner fafcia appears to be continued into 
the elebtric organ, by fo many proceffes, and there- 
by makes the membranous fides or fheaths of the 
columns, which are prefently to be defcribed ; and 
between thefe proceftes the fafcia covers the end 
of each column, making tire outermoft or firft 
partition. 
Each organ, of the fifh under confederation, is 
about five inches in length, and at the anterior 
end three in breadth, though it is but little 
more than half as broad at the pofterior ex- 
tremity. 
Each confifts wholly of perpendicular columns, 
reaching from the upper to the under furface of 
the body, and varying in their lengths, according 
to the thicknefs of the parts of the body where 
they are placed ; the longeft column being about 
an inch and an half, the fhorteft about one fourth 
of an inch in length, and their diameters about 
two tenths of an inch. 
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